- Gebundene Ausgabe: 144 Seiten
- Verlag: Hyperion (11. Oktober 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0786866586
- ISBN-13: 978-0786866588
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: Ab 18 Jahren
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,7 x 15,5 x 1,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (3 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 432.740 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Steve Martin's first foray into fiction is as assured as it is surprising. Set in Los Angeles, its fascination with the surreal body fascism of the upper classes feels like the comedian's familiar territory, but the shopgirl of the book's title may surprise his fans. Mirabelle works in the glove department of Neiman's, "selling things that nobody buys any more." Spending her days waiting for customers to appear, Mirabelle "looks like a puppy standing on its hind legs, and the two brown dots of her eyes, set in the china plate of her face, make her seem very cute and noticeable." Lonely and vulnerable, she passes her evenings taking prescription drugs and drawing "dead things," while pursuing an on-off relationship with the hopeless Jeremy, who possesses "a slouch so extreme that he appears to have left his skeleton at home." Then Mr. Ray Porter steps into Mirabelle's life. He is much older, rich, successful, divorced, and selfish, desiring her "without obligation." Complicating the picture is Mirabelle's voracious rival, her fellow Neiman's employee Lisa, who uses sex "for attracting and discarding men."
The mutual incomprehension, psychological damage, and sheer vacuity practiced by all four of Martin's characters sees Shopgirl veer rather uncomfortably between a comedy of manners and a much darker work. There are some startling passages of description and interior monologue, but the characters are often rather hazy types. Martin tries too hard in his attempt to write a psychologically intense novel about West Coast anomie, but Shopgirl is still an enjoyable, if rather light, read. --Jerry Brotton
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Mirabelle, the image of fragile, feminine loveliness, is the shopgirl. She works in the glove department at Neiman's in L.A., where she's come to escape the provincialism of her Vermont hometown. And though she may remind people of Olive Oyl, once the resemblance is noted, many readers also will find a likeness to Chaplin's little tramp, the poor, lonely soul with a heart of gold. But Mirabelle is not just a shopgirl; she spends her nights toiling as an artist. Her specialty is creating a striking image surrounded by a black background. Mirabelle lives with two cats; one is always hiding. She has a few friends, who invariably forget to include her in their social activities, and she can barely claim the interest of Jeremy, an awkward, inexperienced young man without means, whom she met in a laundromat. Then, abruptly and mysteriously, Mr. Ray Porter, a millionaire, comes into her life. They becomes lovers, and that initiates the ire of Mirabelle's antagonist, Lisa Cramer. Cramer's aim in life is to be flawlessly pleasing to men, to which end she has viewed a few "`educational' porno tapes," discussed techniques extensively with other women, and "once attended a class given by Crystal Headly, a down and going sex-film actress." The action moves quickly, yet the narrative takes its time to develop, which is a very skillful bit of writing business. Martin's literary fable of a novella is disarming, particularly for those who come to it expecting the biting, zany humor of Pure Drivel (1998), but it may mark a new direction in a noteworthy writer's career. Bonnie Smothers
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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When I watched the movie "shopgirl" I was immediately hooked and I knew I had to buy the book, which I ordered on Amazon the very same day.
The book itself was wonderful. There's only 5 stars, but I'd love to give it 20. It's a beautiful and sad love story you will never forget. I couldn't wait to finish it, so I could read it again.
Thank you for this book,Mr. Martin ;-)
The book itself was wonderful. There's only 5 stars, but I'd love to give it 20. It's a beautiful and sad love story you will never forget. I couldn't wait to finish it, so I could read it again.
Thank you for this book,Mr. Martin ;-)
Format:Audio CD
"Shopgirl" is a quiet, unspectacular short novel, the story is neither outrageous nor scandalous, but it's well-written and as audio book well-read by Steve Martin himself. It's a typically American story about dating on the one hand and isolation/loneliness in the urban jungle on the other hand which homes in on the cliché of the well-to-do elderly guy who starts an affair with a shopgirl who becomes his kept woman. Martin is successful at sketching the characters in three dimensions and makes some clever observations about men and women, e.g. about women (deliberately?) misinterpreting what men say and vice versa. Martin's description of isolation and depression is convincing, and his (albeit scarce) humour is at its best when he describes Lisa and her sexual exploits. The cinderella ending of the novel is a little bit implausible, however, and the ending itself is quite abrupt. Therefore this pleasant short novel only merits 4 stars.
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I was so eager to get my hands on this book. But after reading it I am left with nothing but a diapointment. Maybe I expected too much from Steve Martin after beeing impressed with his outstanding performance as an actor. The book mearly recounts diary like the life of a girl and her sexual life. I missed the wit and irony that I was looking for.
Still it does a great job at discribing the different ways men and women feel, think and percieve theire partner. I like the book for that.
Still it does a great job at discribing the different ways men and women feel, think and percieve theire partner. I like the book for that.
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